I used to like Leatherman multitools until the brouhaha about his comments. Then, after seeing this post, I decided it was high time I actually try to see some direct evidence instead of just relying on word of mouth witnessing. Just back from finding a complete, original response to the controversy from Tim Leatherman. It seems he simply said Kerry was who he was voting for. No real endorsement (that is, everyone should vote Kerry), no corporate donations, no personal donations, just that Tim was going to personally vote for John.

Well, that’s bad judgement and just as bad judgement to announce who you are voting for publicly, but I find it hard to hold a single vote against another citizen. I’m going to have to rethink my avoidance of Leatherman products.

Going to campaign stops, making commercials for your candidate, donating money, press conferences, those are all things that could put a person clearly on the other side of the fence from me. But just how a person is going to vote seems a lesser sin.

I must have gotten caught up in the heat of the moment, I could swear Leatherman had some nasty comments for people who thought Bush was less bad than Kerry. Looking now, I cannot find any. And I’ve looked at forums like arfcom where they certainly would have mentioned it.

My statements on the relative merits of the tools stand, I do prefer the Victorinox for everyday use. But it appears you are correct on the brouhaha.

After several weeks of taking Viagra, I got used to it and took the drug only on the weekends. Noticing the changes, my girlfriend started to ask me why I'm so active on weekends. I had to honestly confess everything. She was not upset but supported me. So thanks to Viagra, I made sure that I'm loved just like the way I am.